"How reliable is the 2009 Mazda Mazda5?"

"Based on 80 NHTSA complaints, the 2009 Mazda Mazda5 has a median complaint mileage of 47500 miles. The most common issue is STEERING."

"What are common problems with the 2009 Mazda Mazda5?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2009 Mazda Mazda5 is STEERING, accounting for a significant portion of the 80 total complaints filed."

2009 Mazda Mazda5: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 80 complaints

Total Complaints

47,500mi

Median Mileage

STEERING

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

21,499 25th Percentile

47,500 Median Mileage

85,250 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

STEERING

TIRES

SUSPENSION

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

WHEELS

TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS

ENGINE

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

AIR BAGS

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MAZDA 5. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A HILL WITH THE EMERGENCY SERVICE BRAKE ENGAGED. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THE VEHICLE ROLLING AFTER IT HAD BEEN STATIONARY FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A MAILBOX. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, BUT THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED A SCRATCH ..."

"THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO UNCONTROLLABLE AND WOBBLING SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING A FREEWAY AT 60MPH AND ENDED UP CAUSING THE CENTER DIVIDER CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ONE MONTH AGO AS BRAND NEW CAR. THE POWER STEERING HAS BEEN DIFFICULT TO HANDLE AND FINALLY CAUSED THIS MAJOR ACCIDENT. THE..."

"DRIVERS SIDE FLOORMAT RETENTION HOLE SEPARATES AFTER < 5000 MILES ALLOWING MAT TO MOVE FORWARD SO THAT CLUTCH PEDAL CATCHES ON MAT. WHEN CLUTCH PEDAL RELEASED IT PICKS UP THE MAT SO THAT NEXT TIME THE CLUTCH IS PEDAL IS PRESSED THE MAT ALSO CATCHES ON THE BRAKE PEDAL CAUSING UNEXPECTED BRAKING. *TR"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28